Obama/McCain and space exploration

[the rocketeer]

Human rights > space exploration, so even if I don't necessarily believe in Obama's views on NASA funding, I'm still voting for him

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Not all rainforests are being destroyed. You're thinking of the ones in Brazil, I take it? The ones here in North America are for the most part in protected national parks/forests. My point was that people DO explore and do research in our rainforests; in my state people go camping and hiking in ours year-round. If you want to observe and research one, no one is stopping you. It's a ridiculous comparison to Mars and space is what I'm getting at.

Yeah, I was actually referring to the ones in South America. I was just using it as an example because we haven't explored the rainforests like we should have.

Originally Posted by PhiGam

I've heard that but think about the fact that we don't even know where space ends (if its not infinite). I don't think there's a fraction small enough to relate how much of space we haven't explored.

True. Space continues to grow, but we don't know if there is any other life out there, but we do know for a fact that there is life in parts of the oceans we don't yet have the technology to go.

Originally Posted by the rocketeer

I'm still voting for him

Me too.

[DaemonSeid]

How safe if the shuttle?


http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archi...3/1631680.aspx

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

How safe if the shuttle?


http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archi...3/1631680.aspx

That was a great article. I think it's safe, but like anything else made by people it can be made safer. That all comes with the proper engineering and inspections.